The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-24
ton, tho mother Of the presidents wife.
Mrs. Harmon was seventy.eight years OF

ton, tho mother Of the presidents wife.
Mrs. Harmon was seventy.eight years OF
age.
Among the bills passed by the Dakota
legislature is one allowing the secretary to
charge notaries public SIS for commits
sions, 81 OF which goes to the governor.
This will add a very large sum to the in
come OF the governors office. The bill! was
introduced by Mr.. Aikens, a prominent
Republican, and was passed in the house
with but one dissenting vote, and in the
council without objection.
The secretary OF the interior, in the Gaze
Of Leander Scott vs. The Kansas Pacific
Railroad, has decided to adhere to the
present system OF adjusting the limits of
grants for railroads. That system WIS es-
tablished in 1852. and defines the lateral
limits OF such grants by describing an arc
from every point Of the road as located on
the plats OF public survey within q radius
OF the length prescribed by the statute.
Lines drawn targent to such arcs will form
the limit. This decision rejects the system
proposed by the commissioner of the gen
eral land office, which would determine the
side limits OF the grant by drawing lines OF
the length prescribed by the statute, from
every point OF the road as located, but al
ways at right angles to a direct line con-
Meeting the termini of the road. A line
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would form the limit. This decision is of
great Importance, as it applies to all rail.
road grants and grants of like character.
Adjt. Gen. Tyner reports that there is
little fear OF an outbreak at St. john.
William Peters saw mill and two drift
houses at Bay City. Mich, were burned,
Loss. $40, 600; insured.
New York consoles herself for the failure
of the river and harbor bill with the refec-
ton that there is still 500, 900 left over
Tor the improvement OF He'll Gate.
Cardinal Gibbons has decided to take
possession OF his titular church. San ia
Maria in T~rastemere, on the Goth inst.
Gen. Fairchild, grand commander OF the
G.. A. R., was banqueted at Kansas City.
Mrs. James Burk. an attractive Neenah,
Wis. widow, has just inherited q large
Irish estate.
The Ryan block at Aspen, Colo, was
burned with all it's contents. Loss, $685..
600; insured.
The New Orleans Times-D Democrat says
that the Eads ietties have added 81. $780,
900. 600 to the wealth of the Mississippi
valley farmers and manufacturers.
r. G. Dunn & Co., report that the bust
ness failures during the last seven days
number for the United States $50; for Can.
ada, So; total, 2S2, compared with 23O
last week, and $50 the corresponding week
OF last year. The increase is mainly attri-
buted to Canada and the British provin.
ces. A considerable increase is also appar-
ent in the Pacific states and in the south.
The warehouse OF the Des Moines Oil
Tank line, owned principally by w. B.
Stewart, al burned, consuming fifty car
loads of oil and gasoline with the cooper
shop and buildings. The loss is SIS, 900
to $4,000; insurance So, 900. j: B. Smith
& Co. g paving block works adjoining were
damaged $4,000.
John E. Burton of Milwaukee, has made
another large sale of iron properties, hav-
ing disposed of the Iron King and Bonnie
mines to an Eastern syndicate. The Iron
King was sold on a basis of $500, 900 for
900.
The jury in the Crandall embezzlement
case, tried before the district court It
Humboldt. Iowa, brought in q verdict of
not guilty, after being ont fourteen hours.
Crandall was accused ofembezzling various
sums, aggregating 5000. while agent OF the
American Express company in 1883.
Edward Harmon, a Madison. Wis.,. farm
er, was sentenced to Is years imprison-
ment for outraging a neighbours wife.
The Ashland iron mine at Ironwood,
Mich, is sold and consolidated with Colby
and Tilden.
Col. Delaney will start from Wisconsin
Tor his new position as collector OF GUS
toms at Sitka, Alaska, in about a month.
The Coronet and Dauntless, two New
York yachts, who are matched to sail
across the Atlantic, have started on their
voyage.
At last Dakota is to have an au-
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ion. The bill providing for a vote naxt
November passed and has been approved.
Frank N. Scott, treasurer of the pub
fishing firm OF Webster & Co., of New York,
was arrested at bis home for embezzling
$40, 900 from the firm. He was committed
in default OF $40, 900 bail. Scottis still in
Jail not having been able to procure bail.
The grand jury at Morris, Ill.,, returned
an Indictment against Henry Schwartz
and Newton Watt, charging them with the
murder OF Kellogg Nichols, the express
messenger ON the Rock Island road one
year ago.
Rev. ]. D. R. Brown, the successful ILL.,
nois revivalist, is spending the $1,000
back pension money he recently received,
building and maintaining churches.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Yost of st. Louis is be-
lieved to nave the best collection of auto.
graphic letters OF distinguished persons in
the United States.
Henry Ward Beecher never wore a. silk
hat but once in his life, and then only for
a few minutes.
Rev. w. E. Walker, pastor of st. Matthi.
as Episcopal church at Waukesha, Wis.,,
was brought up before the police justice re.
Gently, when w. F. Whitney Of Waukesha
bailed him out. An officer testified that
he found the prisoner on the streets drunk,
and leaning against the building asleep.
| Mr.. Whitney explained to the court that
it was an unfortunate case, the defend.
ant being the victim OF al uncomfortable
| appetite for drink. which overcame him
periodically. The Judge made the fine $40,
which was paid. People who know Mr..
Walker say that he is an eloquent preach
er and has been pastor OF several churches.
Twelve years ago he fell from grace and
was for a time a perfect slave to strong
drink, but friends rallied around him and
he was believed to be entirely reclaimed,
until he came to the city, and the old
habits once more conquered him.
Senator Stewart OF Nevada wants to
sell his vast house in Washington, now
occupied by the Chinese embassy. It ia
too big for Stewart. .#~~
President Cleveland gave a substantial
contribution to the fund OF tho Hendricks
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